FR 2400900 — Amota Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 2400900 — Amota Butte in OR

Dispersed camping corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

18 mi from La Pine

Maps 5,240 ft

Overnight camping allowed

Deschutes National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 2.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.3 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 560 ft over 2.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Willow Butte stands 705 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles northeast.

Rules

  • Motorized access for dispersed camping is only allowed to existing, designated, or defined sites, and no closer than 30 feet to a stream, wetland, or water body (Motorized access for dispersed camping, all MVUM-designated roads, Deschutes NF) Applies to motorized access only; 30 ft setback from stream, wetland or water body.
  • For all roads in this table: Vehicle type and dates allowed are the same as permitted on road (Season and vehicle class of motorized dispersed-camping access, Deschutes NF)
  • Camping rules (Roads carrying the MVUM dispersed-camping dot symbol on Deschutes MVUM Map 6 (2026)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 300 feet of the road. Motorized access only to existing, designated, or defined sites, no closer than 30 feet to a stream, wetland, or water body (Dispersed Camping Table special provision).
  • Camping rules
  • As of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 25, public use fire restrictions are no longer in effect. (Deschutes National Forest public use fire restrictions)

Climate averages

October normals 29–59°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.